Our Chefs/Team members have full responsibility for preparing our food offering to the highest quality and standards.
Key Responsibilities:
1. Ensuring that the kitchen is set up and ready for each service with the right amount of prepared Pasta Sauces and other ingredients that ensure quick service without negatively impacting food costs (i.e., wastage).
2. Wearing a full smart clean uniform to the brand standard at all times whilst on shift and protective clothing as required.
3. Ensuring the full Pasta Evangelists Standard is adhered to, thereby ensuring our Pasta and other Products are kept to the highest possible standard for best product quality to our customer.
4. Maintaining an exceptionally clean kitchen that complies with all Health and Safety/Quality and Safety regulations.
5. Keeping an eye on availability and informing the Team leaders and wider team in advance.
6. Documenting and keeping a record of information on food as appropriate to the company policy and effective date labelling, ensuring stock rotation principles (FIFO) are fully adhered to.
7. Ensuring that all par levels are maintained.
8. Recording any food wastage accurately.
9. Utilising the SOP to maximise the quality and speed of food readiness.
10. Maintaining temperature records for all equipment (e.g., Fridges, Pasta Boiler, Ovens, Microwaves) and following correct procedures for safe food handling.
11. Ensuring all equipment is maintained to the SOP standard (e.g., Kitchen management system, ovens, fridges, freezers).
12. Preparing and cooking food to the highest standards and complying with the preparation of all food that meets Pasta Evangelist’s requirements as laid out within “How to Cards”.
13. Ensuring all food is prepared quickly, in the correct order, to the How to Card standard and in line with all SOPs.
14. Checking deliveries into the store and reporting any issues to the Team Leader/Manager, ensuring that all deliveries are received and stored appropriately.
15. Operating the wash-up area effectively and ensuring any equipment used is thoroughly cleaned.
16. Using correct signage whilst cleaning is taking place.
17. Ensuring that all rubbish is disposed of correctly at all times, following the company waste management processes in relation to recycling and adhering to Local Authority requirements.
18. Reporting any equipment defects quickly to Team leader or Area Manager.
19. Following all close down kitchen procedures and ensuring that the kitchen is always clean and prepared as possible for the next shift.
20. Regularly organising pest checks and reporting any concerns to the Team leader and higher management.
Who are you:
1. You have knowledge of safe food handling, storage, and preparation techniques to prevent foodborne illnesses (preferable).
2. You are familiar with basic culinary techniques such as chopping, slicing, dicing, and measuring ingredients.
3. You have the ability to work efficiently in a fast-paced environment, prioritise tasks, and manage time effectively.
4. You are meticulous and detail-oriented when it comes to food preparation, cleaning, and maintaining kitchen organisation.
5. You have the ability to work well as part of a team, communicate effectively with colleagues, and follow instructions from the Team Leader and/or Area Manager.
6. You are willing to adapt to changing situations, work schedules, and tasks as required in a dynamic kitchen environment.
What we can offer:
1. £11.44 per hour - £12.44 per hour from 12.00am onwards.
2. Monthly bonus according to site performance.
3. Join a dynamic, fast-moving & diverse team.
4. Regular team socials and pasta tastings.
5. Free Pasta Evangelists products.
6. Free Italian lessons.
7. Referral bonus Scheme.
8. Discounted gym membership.
9. Cycle to work scheme.
10. Development Opportunities - you can grow inside the business.
Who we are:
Pasta Evangelists was born seven years ago out of a desire to become the authority in fresh pasta. We’re on a mission to reimagine and elevate pasta as a category, which is worth a staggering £3.8bn yet has seen little innovation for decades. Since launching our original fresh pasta recipe kit service in 2016, we have built a cult following of British pasta lovers – our Evangelists – who are passionate about discovering the breadth and variety of pasta, as well as the irresistible stories behind it. Today, Pasta Evangelists is backed by Barilla (the world’s biggest pasta company) and is proud to be the UK’s biggest pasta brand by revenues, as well as one of the UK’s fastest-growing startups. In addition to our website, our recipe kits are also available for customers to purchase through major online retailers like Ocado & Amazon Fresh. Londoners can also treat themselves to fine Italian dining at our high-end Harrods Pasta Bar, or learn to make our signature dishes from scratch at our viral Pasta Academy, where we welcome thousands of pasta lovers every month. Most recently, we’ve been busy disrupting Britain’s pizza-centric Italian takeaway market with a brand new fresh pasta takeaway concept, available on pastaevangelists.com as well as major delivery players like Deliveroo, UberEats, and JustEat. With more than 40 kitchens across the UK, we’re expanding coverage to new cities on an almost weekly basis (including our first openings in Scotland and Wales!). We've also opened the UK's biggest pastificio (which, in Italian, means pasta factory, but 'pastificio' better reflects the type of fresh, artisanal pasta we produce) in Acton, West London, allowing us to make ever more exciting and ambitious pasta and sauces for our customers. Given our ambitions, we are looking for exceptional professionals to lead our business through its next growth chapter.
Experience: Required
Languages: English – Advanced
Employment: Full-time
Salary: from £11.44 hourly
About Pasta Evangelists:
We provide our customers with fresh, handmade pasta, the finest sauces & beautiful garnishes from Italy, inviting them to prepare a 5* pasta dish in the comfort of their own home. We are also the largest pasta brand in the UK on Deliveroo.
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